the Palestinian revival and black September, 1970

• what impact did the 1967 war have on the palestinian population?

  over 300,000 fled when the west bank was captured by the Israelis, most fled to Jordan (from 1967, half the population was palestinian)
• what impact did 1967 have on the political direction of the Palestinians?

  Egypt and Syria became more concerned about the lands they lost than the Palestinian refugees, they were convinced they would have to fight for their homeland on their own.
• How did Fatah change following the

  1967 War?

  they started working underground in the West Bank, which the Israelis had occupied.
• what battle exemplified Israeli-Palestinian confrontation?

  the battle of Karameh in 1968, which restored Palestinian morlae amd then ranks of the fedayeen of Fatah and PLO swelled through an influx of volunteers
• Describe how Fatah and Arafat sought

  to transform the Palestinian movement in

  Jordan?

  In 1968-9, fatah established a network of proto-state institutions, newspapers, grassroot committees within Joran. Also clinics were established to politically mobilize the population. Arafat was set out to unify the resistance groups and to make the PLO into a comprehensive political front.
• Why did the PLO clash with the Jordanians?


  As Palestinian attacks from Lebanon and Jordan territories made Israel target them for retaliatory strikes. By 1970, the PLO was getting out of control and wanted to establish a 'state within a state'- challenging King Hussein's authority.
• what happened in September 1970?

  4 aircraft were hijacked by the PFLP and 3 were taken to airfield in Jordan controlled by PLO. The passengers were released and then they blew up the planes
• what did King Hussein order his army to do?

  to take control of the PLO bases
• How many Palestinians were killed when the Jordanian army were ordered to move against them?

  over 3000
• what happened to Palestinian military bases in Jordan and remaining fighters, also what happened to the PLO offices?

  bases were eliminated, the rest went to syria and Lebanon. Offices were shut down and their newspapers were banned
• what happened at the Munich Olympic 1972?


  Israeli athletes were attacked by the Black September group
• How did Palestinian extremists get their revenge on Jordan?

  they murdered the Jordanian prime minister while he was in Egypt
• what revenge did the Israelis take after the Munich Olympics?

  they carried out reprisal raids on Syria and Lebanon, over 200 refugees were killed
• when was the PLO outed from Jordan?

  1971